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Villa hottentotta ?
Ber13
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Posted on 24-06-2020 16:47
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Hello,

I find it strange for hottentotta, no ?
Or is it another species ?
Thank


www.galerie-insecte.org/galerie/image/dos259/big/2020-06-05%20NDdlG%20Diptera%2015%20a%2016%20mm%20Bombyliidae%20Villa%20hottentotta.JPG
Bernard Ginesy : France : Marseille : 13007 : 05/06/2020
Altitude : 108 m - Taille : 15 à 16 mm estimé
Réf. : 259506
Edited by Ber13 on 24-06-2020 16:48
 
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Posted on 25-06-2020 00:34
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Villa is a very tricky genus with several similar species, and our expert David Gibbs once wrote: "One thing I can say for certain, any photo of this group of Villa which has not been collected, and in the case of males dissected, is very unlikely to be reliably named. Even specimens are very difficult to name and this will remain the case untill the whole genus is revised." So - hopeless...
Regards, Sundew

BTW, Villa belongs to Bombyliidae and is wrong here in the Asilidae forum.
Edited by Sundew on 25-06-2020 00:36
 
Ber13
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Bombyliidae of course ! Sorry for my mystake ...
and thank you for your answer
 
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